Earth Science Module 9 The Sun- Introduction

If the sun was an empty ball you could put _____________________ earths in it.

1,000,000

The Sun is ___________ times larger than the moon and it is 400 times further away.

400

What was the name of the satellite launched by NASA to study the area between the corona and the surface of the sun?

IRIS

When the Moon is at its apogee and it passes in front of the sun, it is called ________________.

an annular eclipse

The __________________ of the moon is when the moon is at its farthest point from the Earth.

apogee

Which day of Creation did God create the Sun?

fourth

The Sun is made up primarily of ___________________.

hydrogen

Specifically, __________ solar physicists ______ _______________ are people who study the sun. This is a specialty under the science of ______________ ____ astro physics ______________.

solar physicists astrophysics

A total eclipse is caused when ___________________.

the moon completely blocks the light from the sun

During a total eclipse of the sun, the ______________ of the moon casts a shadow touching a part of the Earth.

umbra